Ted Nugent plays an ear-splitting version of the Star Spangled Banner as Texas Gov. Rick Perry listens during the at the Bill Johnson ranch near Waco, June 4, 2005. As a way thank Fort Hood soldiers and their families for their service, Johnson hosted the event, called ''Operation Building Bridges.''

Ted Nugent plays an ear-splitting version of the Star Spangled Banner as Texas Gov. Rick Perry listens during the at the Bill Johnson ranch near Waco, June 4, 2005. As a way thank Fort Hood soldiers and their

Glenn Beck, left, looks on as Ted Nugent performs at Alamo Plaza for a Tea Party Wednesday, April 15, 2009. There were protests nationwide to rally against excessive government spending. NICOLE FRUGE/nfruge@express-news.net

Ted Nugent performs at Alamo Plaza for a Tea Party Wednesday, April 15, 2009. There were protests nationwide to rally against excessive government spending. NICOLE FRUGE/nfruge@express-news.net

Ted Nugent performs at Alamo Plaza for a Tea Party Wednesday, April 15, 2009. There were protests nationwide to rally against excessive government spending. NICOLE FRUGE/nfruge@express-news.net

Photo: NICOLE FRUGE, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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With a demented grin, rocker Ted Nugent appears to be using a hapless woman as a body shield, but no. This is hugging, National Rifle Association-style. Nugent embraces NRA prez Sandy Froman at the opening ceremony of the NRA annual convention Friday in Milwaukee, Wis. When he's not holding Froman, we know what he's holding. Just try to pry it from his cold, dead hands.

With a demented grin, rocker Ted Nugent appears to be using a hapless woman as a body shield, but no. This is hugging, National Rifle Association-style. Nugent embraces NRA prez Sandy Froman at the opening

4/15/2005-Opening ceremony of the the 2005 NRA Annual Meeting in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Friday, was highlighted with a performance by NRA board member and rock'n'roller Ted Nugent performing a solo rendition of the Star Spangled Banner on his guitar embelished with Old Glory. Photo by Steve Ueckert / Chronicle

4/15/2005-Opening ceremony of the the 2005 NRA Annual Meeting in the George R. Brown Convention Center, Friday, was highlighted with a performance by NRA board member and rock'n'roller Ted Nugent performing a

OTS/BROTHERS - Ted Nugent (author, musician) signed his new book and other things for Emilio Navaira at Borders Books on 12/11/2002. names checked photo by leland a. outz

OTS/BROTHERS - Ted Nugent (author, musician) signed his new book and other things for Emilio Navaira at Borders Books on 12/11/2002. names checked photo by leland a. outz

Photo: LELAND A. OUTZ, SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS-NEWS

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Secret Service follows up on Nugent's harsh talk

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WASHINGTON - The latest bit of ginned-up campaign outrage: Democrats are attacking former Massachusetts Gv. Mitt Romney over Ted Nugent's declaration that should President Obama be re-elected, the rock musician "will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."

Nugent, best known for hard-rock anthems such as "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Great White Buffalo," endorsed Romney in March after talking to him on the phone.

"If you want more of those kinds of evil anti-American people in the Supreme Court, then don't get involved and let Obama take office again," he said to an approving crowd at the NRA convention. "Because I'll tell you this right now: If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year.

"But if you can't go home and get everybody in your lives to clean house in this vile, evil, America-hating administration, I don't know what you're made of. If you can't galvanize and promote and recruit people to vote for Mitt Romney, we're done. We'll be a suburb of Indonesia next year.

"Our president, and attorney general, our vice president, Hillary Clinton, they're criminals, they're criminals. And if you take that adamant 'we the people' defiance, remember we're Americans because we defied the king. We didn't negotiate and compromise with the king, we defied the emperors. We are patriots, we are bravehearts. We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November."

The Secret Service acknowledged on Tuesday that it is investigating what Nugent had to say about the president and Democrats in general:

"We are aware of the incident, and we are conducting appropriate follow-up," said Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary..